ᐅ Building an End-Terrace House as a Self-Managed Project with a General Contractor
Created on: 27 May 2019 10:48
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goalkeeper
Hello everyone,
some of you might have already followed one of my threads about us having to or being allowed to build our end-terrace house on our own responsibility – depending on how you look at it. This means that we are buying an end-terrace plot (215 sqm (2315 sq ft)) in a new development area in the Rhein-Neckar district and will be building on it ourselves – but in coordination with our two terrace neighbors.
The municipality, which sold the plots through a local resident model, ideally wanted applicants to apply as a complete housing group with several families and then build accordingly with a general contractor, construction manager, or architect. Of course, that didn’t really work out, so now there are only individual applicants and also homeowners.
After we were awarded the plot, the addresses of the other terrace neighbors were shared to discuss certain matters, such as roof style, whether or not to have a basement, etc. It was immediately clear that everyone preferred to do their own thing. However, we were still able to agree that the housing group will have a gable roof with a pitch of 35 to 40 degrees (within this 5-degree range).
As the end house, we will build without a basement, while the middle house and the other end house will have basements. This obviously presents a challenge as we would have to make a deep foundation or simply skip it, and the middle house would have to support us, as we will start construction first. The current agreement with the middle house is that we will build a deeper foundation at his expense, as supporting our house later on would be considerably more expensive for him.
We are currently close to signing with the construction manager, the notarization appointment for the plot is at the end of June, and we hope to start construction in the fall of this year. Meanwhile, several other freely planned housing groups are being built around us, which might get in the way with their cranes.
I will document the progress here from time to time – such a self-planned terraced house doesn’t come along very often.
some of you might have already followed one of my threads about us having to or being allowed to build our end-terrace house on our own responsibility – depending on how you look at it. This means that we are buying an end-terrace plot (215 sqm (2315 sq ft)) in a new development area in the Rhein-Neckar district and will be building on it ourselves – but in coordination with our two terrace neighbors.
The municipality, which sold the plots through a local resident model, ideally wanted applicants to apply as a complete housing group with several families and then build accordingly with a general contractor, construction manager, or architect. Of course, that didn’t really work out, so now there are only individual applicants and also homeowners.
After we were awarded the plot, the addresses of the other terrace neighbors were shared to discuss certain matters, such as roof style, whether or not to have a basement, etc. It was immediately clear that everyone preferred to do their own thing. However, we were still able to agree that the housing group will have a gable roof with a pitch of 35 to 40 degrees (within this 5-degree range).
As the end house, we will build without a basement, while the middle house and the other end house will have basements. This obviously presents a challenge as we would have to make a deep foundation or simply skip it, and the middle house would have to support us, as we will start construction first. The current agreement with the middle house is that we will build a deeper foundation at his expense, as supporting our house later on would be considerably more expensive for him.
We are currently close to signing with the construction manager, the notarization appointment for the plot is at the end of June, and we hope to start construction in the fall of this year. Meanwhile, several other freely planned housing groups are being built around us, which might get in the way with their cranes.
I will document the progress here from time to time – such a self-planned terraced house doesn’t come along very often.
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goalkeeper11 Oct 2019 23:08I will first take the reasonable approach and try to have a conversation before threatening with any lawyers. They probably won’t be able to help quickly with the current issue anyway.
Besides, we will be living here for the next several decades. So the question is whether you want to start off by involving the entire administration.
If nothing works out, I am now acquainted with almost all the other homeowners who haven’t yet realized their “luck.” Then the issue has to be tackled collectively.
Here is another picture of the current situation showing the height difference to the street and that crane sites cannot always be easily compacted.
Besides, we will be living here for the next several decades. So the question is whether you want to start off by involving the entire administration.
If nothing works out, I am now acquainted with almost all the other homeowners who haven’t yet realized their “luck.” Then the issue has to be tackled collectively.
Here is another picture of the current situation showing the height difference to the street and that crane sites cannot always be easily compacted.
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goalkeeper11 Oct 2019 23:24guckuck2 schrieb:
Lastly, it should be noted that it is possible to build a house without a crane. You don’t need it for the entire duration; maybe it could even be placed on a neighboring plot?
I know. It will actually be about another five weeks. For the foundation, the crane can probably stay in place until Thursday. The rest can also be done using a truck-mounted crane, which can lift the stones to the floors.
Using a different plot would be possible – but it would first need proper backfilling and compaction with suitable material, as the ground is not load-bearing.
goalkeeper schrieb:
I will first take the sensible approach and try to have a conversation...Yes, the best thing is to keep bothering the local authorities until your team finishes the house or no longer needs the crane.Legal action is actually pointless if you want to get things done. Once a procedure is pending, the office will not make any decisions until the procedure is completed. Complete standstill.
The open question of how to carry out a new construction project there would be quite interesting.
The open question of how to carry out a new construction project there would be quite interesting.
guckuck2 schrieb:
The open question of how to realize a new construction there would be interesting enough. The answer will be that people fully rely on the creativity of those wanting to build.
goalkeeper schrieb:
I’ll take the reasonable approach first and try to have a conversation before threatening with any lawyers here. guckuck2 schrieb:
Legal actions won’t help at all if you want to get the project done. As soon as a procedure is pending, the authority stops making any decisions until it’s resolved. Complete standstill. I didn’t mean a lawyer who pursues legal action, but one who simply makes a clear and audible greeting. If he’s tall enough to fill the door frame and tattooed, that won’t hurt.
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